He told him:"You were very drunk when you had an altercation with the victim. She went to the ground and you kicked her in the head. Some observers said you kicked her with force, like a football.

"This was late at night, you were in drink, you have previous convictions for violence. The message must go out that people who kick others in the head when they are on the ground must expect to be sent into custody."

Mr Nigel Wraith, prosecuting, said the victim was at the club celebrating her partner's birthday. She waiting to go to the toilet at the club at around 2 am on August 20 this year when she was attacked.

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Finch grabbed her hair, forced her to the ground, and kicked her 'like a football or a rugby ball'. He later told police he had been drinking since 4 pm and had no memory of what he had done.

Mr Ben Darby, defending, said Finch has a job and would be able to pay compensation if he was not sent to jail. He said his girlfriend is five to six months pregnant and the new responsibility has already led him to stop drinking.